The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has lost his older brother, the “Wamban Dawakin Zazzau, Alhaji Aminu Pate.”
Alhaji Aminu Pate passed away on “Wednesday night” at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Zaria, after a “brief illness.”
He was buried on “Thursday afternoon” in Zaria, following funeral prayers held at the Emir’s Palace.
The burial was attended by hundreds of sympathizers, including the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness, Amb. Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, and former Kaduna State governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero.
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The Zazzau Emirate Council confirmed his passing in a statement on Thursday, saying, “With profound sadness and total submission to the will of Allah SWT, Zazzau Emirate announces the passing of Wamban Dawakin Zazzau Alhaji Aminu Pate.
He passed away at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Zaria, last night after a period of illness.”
The statement noted that the late Pate was a “retired director with the Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs.”
He is survived by his “wives, children, and grandchildren,” specifically “three wives and 27 children.”
In a condolence message, Speaker Abbas described his late brother as “a dependable brother, a dedicated father, a generous human being, and a devout Muslim, who gave his life to his family, community, and humanity as a whole.”
He added, “My brother was widely respected as a community and religious leader. He was an epitome of selflessness, kindness, honesty, integrity, and an inspiration to the upcoming generation.”
The Speaker also said the loss “has left a huge vacuum in the royal family in the Zazzau Emirate.”
Born in Zaria in “1958,” Alhaji Aminu Pate began his career in “1979” and rose to become “Director of Personnel Management (DPM) in 2000.”
He served in “18 of the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State” and was appointed “zonal secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO)” in “1985.”
He retired in “2012” and was conferred with the traditional title of “Wamban Dawakin Zazzau” on “July 1, 2011.” He became the District Head of Igabi in “2012.”
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